I have seen 3d buildings being “printed.”
DEFINITELY the wave of the near future.
Think about it... the printers need maintenance but don’t get tired. They are a bit slow but steady and constant.
Construction as we know it may be gone in a generation, except for maintenance and expensive hand-made homes.
The cost of building homes is not so much in the construction, but in the permitting fees, the land cost, and the hookups to sewer, water, electricity, and gas.
Mere physical plant is not the major cost anymore.
There are several technologies that can do that relatively cheaply.
Most are not allowed by the zoning codes, unless expensive special applications and approvals are met.
I enjoy home repair/improvement.
Doubt I’ll be moving into one, but wondering whether putting in that new dual 125V power outlet will now require skills in plasticworking.
I like the concept. Let’s do it.
“Construction as we know it may be gone in a generation, except for maintenance and expensive hand-made homes.”
Gosh, I have an idea for a long term plan!
Let’s import millions of no-skill workers who don’t speak English and hate the USA to build houses.